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LOYOLAN
EST. 1921
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VOLUME 93 I ISSUE 28
‘Find your path, believe in
your path and live it*
Emilia Shelton | Loyolan
"Belief is contagious," said Common, recent Oscar and Golden Globe-winning hip-hop artist, who delivered the keynote speech
to more than 700 LMU students and community members for First Amendment Week last night, Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Burns Back
Court. Common spoke about embracing his First Amendment rights, finding your path and embracing your greatness. He opened
the speech with a freestyle rap about LMU and stayed to answer questions and take selfies with audience members.
Greek
hazing
prompts
review
Beta Theta Pi and Lambda Chi
Alpha are under investigation
for alleged policy violations.
AN Swenson
Incoming Editor in Chief
@AliSwenson
Three fraternities at LMU have now been
suspended by their national offices in response
to three separate allegations of hazing and
a complaint has been filed against a fourth,
according to the University.
The Phi Delta Theta colony on campus
was notified of suspension on Feb. 7,
Assistant Director of Student Leadership
and Development Dan Faill confirmed. In the
following week, LMU chapters Lambda Chi
Alpha and Beta Theta Pi received notice of their
suspensions on Feb. 11 andFeb. 13, respectively.
Faill and Alexandra Froehlich, who are both
assistant directors of Student Leadership and
Development, acknowledge that so many
fraternity sanctions in such a short amount
of time is unusual at LMU - three national
suspensions in such quick succession has
never happened before in Faill’s seven- and-
a-half year tenure here. While the news
seems abnormal for LMU, the broader media
demonstrates that it corresponds with a trend
at universities nationwide.
Greek organizations across the country have
filled the press with reports and investigations
of hazing, sexual assault and other various
incidents, to the point where some universities
are taking direct and deliberate action to
restrict Greek life .
Clemson University temporarily suspended
all its fraternities in September after the death
See Fraternity | Page 4
LMU receives record
number of applicants
This year, there were 13,240
freshman applicants for fall
2015, the most in LMU history.
Amanda Lopez
Asst. News Editor
@amandalo
Midterm season is here, but LMU
students are not the only ones working
hard. This year, the University received
13,240 freshman applications, a record-
breaking number that represents a 10
perent increase from 12,082 applications
in 2014 and a 17 percent increase from
11,474 applications in 2013. The LMU
Office of Undergraduate Admission is
currently in the process of reviewing
applications for the Class of 2019, and it
plans to continue this process throughout
March in order to keep its
promise of sending out final decisions
before April 1.
According to Michael Keane, the
senior research associate at Enrollment
Management, LMU plans to enroll 1,325
incoming freshmen this fall. Keane
analyzed how this year’s applicant pool
compared to last year’s in regards to
geographic region.
“About 7 percent of the fall 2015
freshman applicants are international
students, compared to 6 percent in fall
2014. About 63 percent of the applicants
are domestic (U.S. citizens) students from
California, compared to 65 percent in fall
2014. So, the number and proportion of
international applicants and applicants
from outside California both increased
this year,” Keane said.
Director of Undergraduate Admission
Matthew Fissinger expanded on the
statistics behind this year’s applications.
He is confident that this year’s applicants
will result in a diverse freshman class that
aligns with LMU’s values.
“All of our schools and colleges have seen
increases, and the number of applications
is up from both men and women and across
all ethnicities. So, we feel pretty good that
we’ll be able to maintain a healthy balance
and mix of students in the entering class,”
he said.
Fissinger also noted that applicants’
See Freshmen | Page 4
Student attempts
suicide in Leavey 6
Julia Sacco | Loyolan
A junior student in the Leavey 6 apartments attempted suicide yesterday afternoon. 5 L.A.P.D.
cars, two LA.F.D. fire trucks and an ambulance responded to the scene. If you or anyone you
know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call 911 or contact Student Psychological Services at
(310) 338-2868. For more on this story, see laloyolan.com.